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writing it before he was ambassador but a history of american involvement in the middle east and is a very timely to say the least the. >> i am thrilled to be here if they do to the farm policy association what has played such an important role in my bankroll of what i do in what to think the colonel and all cadets who are here from west point. was point* is one of the most inspiring places i have had privileged to go to. every time i go there i am in off of the career these young women and men have chosen i can not start without saying thank you for your service to -- . [applause] nato i believe this increasingly dysfunctional organization. if it continues to go the way it is now it will become rather inconsequential for security of europe and the united states. that is kind of the theme of my book and i also believe however that nato is extremely important in some way house to be redone so let me reveal the mystery of the book reboot or delete?" somebody said will you give away which one it is? i will do that. it is every boot. i think it is terribly important for young people to un
writing it before he was ambassador but a history of american involvement in the middle east and is a very timely to say the least the. >> i am thrilled to be here if they do to the farm policy association what has played such an important role in my bankroll of what i do in what to think the colonel and all cadets who are here from west point. was point* is one of the most inspiring places i have had privileged to go to. every time i go there i am in off of the career these young women...
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the american ambassador cable that the soviet mood had become more ominous and that he feared the soviet leaders were prepared to take military action unless a cease-fire was quickly achieved. the staff hastened the president's return by flying him back instead of having an drive to gettysburg. i arrived at the white house until 38:00 p.m. following a short briefing he stormed into the cabinet room where 18 men were waiting. the vice president and the top about the state and the defense department, including the joint chiefs. this was a council of war. the admiral briefed the president. prepared to take readiness for fighting a major war with the soviet union. eisenhower reviewed each step urging careful and deliberate implementation. then the sun broke from behind. the president was informed in the middle of this meeting that the british prime minister was available by phone. eisenhower interrupted a meeting to take the call, and he confirmed in that conversation that he had ordered a cease-fire in egypt. this is a tense conversation and much more detail than i am presenting here. tense
the american ambassador cable that the soviet mood had become more ominous and that he feared the soviet leaders were prepared to take military action unless a cease-fire was quickly achieved. the staff hastened the president's return by flying him back instead of having an drive to gettysburg. i arrived at the white house until 38:00 p.m. following a short briefing he stormed into the cabinet room where 18 men were waiting. the vice president and the top about the state and the defense...
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american and french governments at least if they were fully aware of what their ambassadors were doing in a very fluid dynamics tuition on the ground in syria and whether the reaction if you like is orchestrated or not i think it's a bit of an irrelevant question at the moment. the real question what is interesting one of i just want to pick up what you say about the orchestrated bit maybe i mean there's a duty for governments is needed to protect diplomatic property now it's thought police in this case were very slow to react to the people storming those compounds host spontaneous than overall do you think what went on actually was. if you push me i would say i don't think it was that spontaneous and i think there are lots of security barriers if you know where the embassies are and the stew ation on the ground in damascus so it would probably had a bit of official help let's put it that way but i think we need to focus on the bigger picture over here and i think this is indicative of by the u.s. and france. to sort of do a bit of face saving exercise and appear as if they're on the g
american and french governments at least if they were fully aware of what their ambassadors were doing in a very fluid dynamics tuition on the ground in syria and whether the reaction if you like is orchestrated or not i think it's a bit of an irrelevant question at the moment. the real question what is interesting one of i just want to pick up what you say about the orchestrated bit maybe i mean there's a duty for governments is needed to protect diplomatic property now it's thought police in...
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chip boland the american ambassador cabled that the soviet mood had become more ominous and that he feared that soviet leaders were prepared to take military action against a ceasefire was quickly achieved. the staff hastened the president's returned by applying him back instead of having him drive from gettysburg. ike arrived at the white house at 12:38 pm. following a short briefing, he stowed into the cabinet room were 18 men were waiting. the vice president and the top leadership of both the state and defense departments including the joint chiefs. this was a council of war. admiral ratford briefed the president on the joint chiefs. we're prepared to take readiness for fighting a major war with the soviet union. eisenhower reviewed each step, urging careful and deliberate implementation. then his son broke behind the war clouds and the president was informed in the middle of this meeting that british prime minister anthony was available by phone. eisenhower interrupted the meeting to take the call and he confirmed in the call that eaton had ordered a ceasefire in egypt. this is the ten
chip boland the american ambassador cabled that the soviet mood had become more ominous and that he feared that soviet leaders were prepared to take military action against a ceasefire was quickly achieved. the staff hastened the president's returned by applying him back instead of having him drive from gettysburg. ike arrived at the white house at 12:38 pm. following a short briefing, he stowed into the cabinet room were 18 men were waiting. the vice president and the top leadership of both...
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american and french governments at least if they were fully aware of what their ambassadors were doing in a very fluid dynamics tuition on the ground in syria. trouble is brewing for italy as it edges closer to becoming the fourth european country to need a bailout borrowing is at a record high as italy's debt surges past earnings raising fears over whether its banks can pass e.u. stress tests senior e.u. officials will meet later but since italy is one of the bigger players saving it won't come cheap the editor in chief of belgium's leading business magazine says throwing money at troubled nations will not help save. italy represents seventeen percent of g.d.p. of the euro in g.d.p. which means that italy. is almost three times as big as the smaller countries. go together so this is really something quite frightening and if indeed italy really goes into big trouble on the financial markets this is certainly a totally new face of this euro crisis you mention throwing money at the problem but it's greece portugal ireland and certainly not also italy that is not enough or that can't solv
american and french governments at least if they were fully aware of what their ambassadors were doing in a very fluid dynamics tuition on the ground in syria. trouble is brewing for italy as it edges closer to becoming the fourth european country to need a bailout borrowing is at a record high as italy's debt surges past earnings raising fears over whether its banks can pass e.u. stress tests senior e.u. officials will meet later but since italy is one of the bigger players saving it won't...
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here she is showing an interest in african-americans, and she was really the ambassador of the roosevelt administration, two african-americans who were unbelievably discriminated against. this is a picture, 1936, and she is visiting howard university, and the two students on either side are dressed in reserve officer uniforms. now, this picture caused an outcry from segregationists who used it in the south to attack the racial policies of the roosevelt administration. but on the other hand, it made a great hit in the african-american press of the day which would take pictures like this and run them to show that -- here you had a first lady who really was sympathetic to the cause of african-americans. now, she travels all over the country giving speeches. and some of them definitely paid lectures and some were not. often she's accompanied only by one person, that's her trustworthy secretary, melvina thompson. do you see the kind of clothes they wore. they sort of looked matronly. women weren't supposed to try to keep young the way they are today, no matter how old we actually are. they we
here she is showing an interest in african-americans, and she was really the ambassador of the roosevelt administration, two african-americans who were unbelievably discriminated against. this is a picture, 1936, and she is visiting howard university, and the two students on either side are dressed in reserve officer uniforms. now, this picture caused an outcry from segregationists who used it in the south to attack the racial policies of the roosevelt administration. but on the other hand, it...
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dodd the first ambassador to nazi germany's >>. that is to night on"q &a." >> if you want to be informed about what is happening in the world and congress, it is not so hard. cspan has a digital are online archive that goes back to 1987. you can basically watch anything that happened to in the house or senate chambers right there on your screen. there are sources of information that are on a manageable -- were unimaginable 20 years ago. >> the cspan video library makes it easy to follow washington with instant access from events from the white house, a committee rooms, and the house and senate chambers. the peabody award winning cspan video library is washington, your way. >> revisit the civil war this weekend on american history tv on c-span 3. we are alive today from the manassas national battlefield on the 150th anniversary of the battle of bull run would call in progress beginning at 11:00 a.m. eastern including dickinson college prevention pi fewnsker on abraham lincoln was programs throughout the weekend. get the complete sch
dodd the first ambassador to nazi germany's >>. that is to night on"q &a." >> if you want to be informed about what is happening in the world and congress, it is not so hard. cspan has a digital are online archive that goes back to 1987. you can basically watch anything that happened to in the house or senate chambers right there on your screen. there are sources of information that are on a manageable -- were unimaginable 20 years ago. >> the cspan video library...
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> ideally outsiders come ideally americans, and then is when i stumbled upon the first ambassador of not to germany >> politics and intriguing in nazi germany on "q&a." >> it takes "a behind the stacks look." and it uncovers the mysteries that even nicolas cage cannot conquer. "the library of congress" sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> former pakistan president musharraf says he is saddened by a deteriorating relations and said he knew nothing about osama bin laden's presence in his country when he was in power. he plans to return to seek the presidency. he spoke at the woodrow wilson center in this is just over one ever. -- over one hour. >> good morning and welcome to the wilson center. for many of you, including president musharraf, welcome back. we have overflow crowds be fitting an important visitor and an important speech. i am the relatively new president and ceo of the wilson center. i am a recovering politician. i spent nine terms in the u.s. congress. some would say, and i would agree, that my timing in terms of leaving was impeccable. this is the second time the ce
> ideally outsiders come ideally americans, and then is when i stumbled upon the first ambassador of not to germany >> politics and intriguing in nazi germany on "q&a." >> it takes "a behind the stacks look." and it uncovers the mysteries that even nicolas cage cannot conquer. "the library of congress" sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> former pakistan president musharraf says he is saddened by a deteriorating relations and said he...
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in the eyes of outsiders, ideally americans, and that is when i stumbled on the first ambassador not the germany. >> the story of the politics and intrigue in not see germany tonight on c-span's "q&a." >> it takes a behind this? look. it is required tv viewing. it solves mysteries that even nicolas cage cannot conjure. "the library of congress" tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> monday was the one-year anniversary of president obama signing the financial regulation act into law. the senate banking committee held a meeting to look at the impact of the measure. witnesses including a chief architect, former house financial services committee chair barney frank. we will also hear from federal reserve chairman ben bernanke in the hands of several financial agencies. this is just under two hours. >> good morning. to like to call this hearing order. today marks the first anniversary of the dodd-frank wall street reform and consumer protection act. the wall street reform act was a direct response to the worst financial crisis since the great depression. it rated a strong regulatory f
in the eyes of outsiders, ideally americans, and that is when i stumbled on the first ambassador not the germany. >> the story of the politics and intrigue in not see germany tonight on c-span's "q&a." >> it takes a behind this? look. it is required tv viewing. it solves mysteries that even nicolas cage cannot conjure. "the library of congress" tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> monday was the one-year anniversary of president obama signing the...
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ambassador to the site of massive anti-regime protests demonstrates that the united states stands by those who advocate for democracy and freedom. mr. peters: days after the visit, the american embassy in damascus experienced significant damage. had the forces acknowledged their obligations, these riders in support of president assad would not have been able to approach the embassy. by responding poorly, assad has conveyed disrespect towards the united states. i applaud secretary of state clinton's recent tough stance towards assad declaring his regime has lost lemcy. time and time again assad like his father before him has turned to arresting, torturing, and killing anyone who would stand in the way of his tyranny. therefore with the best interest of the syrian people in mind, i call on president assad to resign as president. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina rise? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, i rise to commemorate national youth sports week and welcome se
ambassador to the site of massive anti-regime protests demonstrates that the united states stands by those who advocate for democracy and freedom. mr. peters: days after the visit, the american embassy in damascus experienced significant damage. had the forces acknowledged their obligations, these riders in support of president assad would not have been able to approach the embassy. by responding poorly, assad has conveyed disrespect towards the united states. i applaud secretary of state...